Background Quantifying the effect of natural disasters on society is critical for recovery of
public health services and infrastructure. The death toll can be difficult to assess in the …

Summary Background Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept 20, 2017, devastating the
island. Controversy surrounded the official death toll, fuelled by estimates of excess mortality …

Methods| Monthly death counts, from January 2010 through December 2017, including
previously unavailable death counts for January through December 2017, were obtained …

Disasters exact a heavy toll globally. However, the degree to which we can accurately
quantify their impact, in particular mortality, remains challenging. It is critical to ensure that …

In this research brief, we contribute to a much-needed, initial, and growing inventory of data
on Puerto Rican migration after Hurricane Maria. Using data from the Federal Reserve Bank …

Abstract The population of Puerto Rico is rapidly aging and in 2015 nearly 20% of the
population was 65 years of age or older. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, and …

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as well as other recent
natural emergencies have put the spotlight on emergency planning. One important aspect is …

This essay provides a series of reflections on the current state of demography as seen by
four early-career researchers who are actively engaged in aspects of the discipline as varied …

We clarify the distinction between direct and indirect effects of disasters such as Hurricane
María and use data from the Puerto Rico Vital Statistics System to estimate monthly excess …

Abstract Importance Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.
As recently as May of this year (2018), the official death count was 64. After a study …